Combined engine-starting and gear-shifting apparatus.



. A. G. BATSNER. COMBINED ENGINE STARTING AND GEAR SHIFTING APPARATUS APP| .ICATION FILED SEPT. H. 1914.

1,203,568; Patented-Nov. 7, 1916.

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COMBINED ENGINE STARTING AND GEAR SHIFTINQAPPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1914.

1,203,568. N Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ALEXANDER, e. na'rsnnn, or CINCINNATI, onro.

COMBINED ENGINE-STARTI N? AND GEAR-SHIFTING APEAJRATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916,

Application filed September 14, 1914. Serial No. 861,502.

"To all whom it may concern:

ing the change speed gears of a self pro pelled vehicle, at the will of the operator.

A further object is to produce a device with which not only the starting of the engine and the shifting of the change speed gears may be accomplished, but with which the operation of the power transmitting clutch is also controlled.

These and other objects are attained in the apparatus described in the following specificatio'n and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which; i

- Figure 1 is a plan view of a motor vehicle chassis having apparatus embodying my invention mounted thereon. F ig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental plan view of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. A A

The. apparatus illustrated consists of an engine a, a change speed gear deyice 5, a clutch 6 connecting the engined and the change speed gear device 5, a combined gear shifting and clutch operating mechanism 7 and 'an electric motor 8 adapted to start the engine 4; or tooperate the combined gear shifting and clutch operating mechanism 7 In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, a clutch device 9 is employed for valternately connecting themotor 8 with the engine 4' or with the gear shifting and clutch operating device 7. The device 9 consists of.

a beveled gear 10 eperatively mounted on the motor shaft 11. and a similar gear 12 alsorotatively-mountedon the motor shaft. 'The gear 10 meshes with gear teeth 13 formed on the fly Wheel 14; and the gear 12 meshes with a beveled. pinion 15 mounted on the shaft 16 which is dapted to convey driving-motion to the gear shift. device 7. In or or to operatively connect the gear 10 or the gear 12 to the motor shaft 11 I have provided a collar 17 which is splined on the motor shaft and which is provided with teeth adapted to engage similar teeth formed on the gears 10 and 12. This collar is provided with a groove in which an operating crank 18 operates, the free end ofthe crank being connected with a rod which extends to the steering column, or other conveniently accessible position, for operation by the operator.

- The shaft 16 which communicates driving motion to the gear shifting device 7, is provided with a gear 20 which meshes with a similar gear 21 mounted on a shaft 22 extending to the mechanism 7. This gear shifting mechanism is substantially the same as the mechanism disclosed in the Patent Number 1,127,581 for clutch control and gear shifting apparatus, granted to Arthur bf Batsner on February 9, 1915 and consists of a primary slide 23 and a secondary slide 24 upon which the primary slide is reciprocally mounted. The primary slide is provided with slotted links'25 26 which are adapted to swing outwardly and engage a plate 27 mounted on arms 28 secured to a rotatively mounted shaft 31, for the purpose of with drawing the clutch when the primary slide 23 is moved.

The movement of primary slide 23 is acthe primary-slide, and movement of the secondary slide 2a is accomplished, after the primary slide has operated to withdraw the clutch, when the enlarged ends of the primary slide engage one or the other of the 'complished by means of the worm gear 40 which operates in rack teeth 41 formed on ends of the secondary'slide. The arms 28" of the clutch operating. mechanism are secured to an operatively mounted shaft 31 on which a beveled pinion 32 is mounted and which engages .a pinion 33 mounted on a shaft-34. This shaft 34 extends adjacent tothe propeller shaft 35 and 'is provided with a pinion 36, the teeth of which engage the rack teeth 37 formed on a sleeve 38 which in turn is'reciprocally mounted on the propeller shaft 35 and is operatively connected to the movable clutch-member 6. The secondary slide 2 1 is provided with a forked arm 29 adapted td'enga ge the gear shift leyer soot the speed change gear device This forkedarm isadapted-to move the leyer .30 ibackwardlv on forwardly to either end of either branch or 5" of the slot in which the lever 30 operates, and the rectangular link 39 is adapted to move the lever 30 through the transverse portion 5 of the slot to bring the lever into one or the other of the branches 5 or 5*. Mechanism consisting of a rod 42 secured to the side of the link 39, a bell crank 43 connected at one end with the rod-4:2 andpivotally mountedon the brace 44, together with the rod 45 which extends adjacent to the steering wheel and which is adapted to be operated .by the driver of the machine, is provided to operate the link 39 for the purpose of shifting the lever 30 through the transverse portion 5 of the slot in which the lever 30 operates. This link and its operating mechanism is also disclosed inthe above mentioned patent to Arthur M. Batsner.

In operation, in order. to start the vehicle the operator first causes the collar 17 to engage the gear 10 by moving the rod 19, and the motor 8 is then started for the purpose of cranking the engine 4. As soon as the in the gear change housing 5. With the clutch withdrawn the gears are shifted and the motor 8 stopped untilit is again necessary to shift the, gears. The clutch is then restored to its normal position in driving engagement with the fly wheel 14 and driving power is communicated from the engine 4 to the propellershaft 35. hicle is in motion it will be understood that the motor 8 may be operated as many times as necessary in order to accomplish the shifting of gears in the gear box 5 and that the engine may be stopped, and restarted as often as desired by-meansof the same motor. It will thus be seen that by employing but engine has been started the collar 17 is withdrawn from the gear 10 and brought into After the vs;

one motor for the three fold pu3pose of cranking the engine, operating the clutch means adapted to operatively connect the 66 motor with said engine or said first mentioned means. I p v 2. A combined gear shifting and engine starting apparatus, comprising an engine, a

change speed gear mechanism, a motor, driv- 7 ing means connected with said engine, a second driving means connected with said. gear mechanism, and a clutch adapted to operatively connect said first or said second mentioned means to said motor. I

3. In combination in a combined clutch operating, gear shifting and engine starting device, an engine, change speed gears, a clutch adapted to operatively connect said engine with said change speed gears, a combined clutch operating and gear shifti mechanism connected with said clutch an said change speed gears, a motor, driving 'means connected with said engine, a second driving means connected with said meche- 35 nism, and a second clutch adapted to opei'ltively connect said first or said second mentioned means to said motor.

In .testimony' whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th. day of Sep- .0 tember, 1914. 

